“Usually a family is led through the mom or the dad and their career and for the family to be led by my career, even though God has led it, could be a lot of pressure.” CareersMomDadPressure Author:Stacie Orrico
“Dad worked his entire career as an aviation technician. Mom was a legal secretary who became a teacher. We lived a simple American life.” SimpleCareersTeacherMomDadAviationSecretaryAmerican LifeTechnicians Author:Brian Sandoval
“I think that women are often lumped into categories - single gals, or soccer moms, or career women, or women of a certain age. For some reason our society wants women to wear labels, and not only on their clothes.” ThinkingWantReasonAgeCertainCareersMomClothesLabelsSoccerOur SocietyCategoriesGalsCareer WomenSoccer Mom Author:Elizabeth Heyert
“All moms need confidants who are in their shoes and can relate to what they're going through. You need a night out together to be who you are, and not feel like you have to be the career woman, wife and mommy--all at once. After all, we're not superwomen.” NeedsFeelsTogetherNightCareersWifeLike YouMomWho You AreShoesRelateBe Who You AreCareer WomenConfidantSuperwomanSuper Woman Author:Jessica Alba
“But, as potentially the first African American first lady, I was also the focus of another set of questions and speculations; conversations sometimes rooted in the fears and misperceptions of others. Was I too loud, or too angry, or too emasculating? Or was I too soft, too much of a mom, not enough of a career woman?” FirstsSometimesEnoughCareersToo MuchFocusMomConversationAngryAfrican AmericanLoudRootedSpeculationFirst LadyCareer WomenMisperception Author:Michelle Obama
“I remember getting this scrapbook that this girl made, that I actually gave to my mom to hold onto because she has a 'Twilight' shrine in their house in Florida. It was just this scrapbook of me, starting with 'Twilight,' and the whole progression of me and my career throughout that, and other stuff that I had done in between.” MadeDoneWholeRememberGirlHouseStuffCareersMomStartingMy MomTwilightFloridaProgressionThis GirlShrines Author:Ashley Greene
“There appears to be a disturbing trend in this nation to try to force single moms to choose between their children and their careers. If they take their careers seriously, they are labeled as bad mothers. If they spend time with their children, they are labeled as people who can't be serious about careers outside the home. This is a sexist double standard. No such guilt trip is imposed on men, who are generally not forced to choose between their children and their jobs.” PeopleIfsMenTryingChildrenHomeJobsMotherForceNationsCareersSeriousMomStandardsGuiltSexismTrendsEnd TimesDisturbingSpend TimeSingle MomSexistDouble StandardBad MotherGuilt Trip Author:Gloria Allred
“I always wanted to be a young mom, but generations of women have worked so hard so we can have a career and wait to have children. So I say carpe diem - take advantage of that.” ChildrenHardWantedYoungWaitingCareersGenerationsMomAdvantageCarpe DiemCarpe Author:Brittany Murphy
“I like to think there are a lot of balls in the air, and the kids are not one that I choose to drop. They have been a priority and I have a career that allows for a little more flexibility at times and hours that are quite mom-friendly.” ThinkingLittlesHas BeensKidsHoursCareersAirMomBallsPrioritiesFriendlyFlexibility Author:Elisabeth Hasselbeck
“My mom was an opera singer, and she gave up her career to raise a family. But she also taught my sisters how to sing.” CareersTaughtMomRaisesMy MomSingersMy SisterOperaGave UpOpera Singers Author:Tika Sumpter
“I moved with my mom to Los Angeles for her to pursue her acting career, and she got a job casting atmosphere in some independent films.” JobsFilmActingCareersMomIndependentMovedMy MomPursueAtmosphereLos AngelesCastingIndependent Film Author:Thomas Ian Nicholas
“I pretty much started out writing full time. I was an at-home mom and when my youngest entered kindergarten, I started writing. I was 35, and before that I really hadn't written at all. Which means, I guess, that a) it's never too late to start a writing career (or any career you really want) and b) it's OK to get to your mid-30s and still not know what you want to be when you grow up.” KnowsWantWritingMeanStillsHomeGrowsCareersGrowing UpWrittenMomLateWhat You WantToo LateKindergartenNever Too Late Author:Elizabeth Hoyt
“I had really great parents who always gave me lots of opportunity for choice, but I didnt always realize how rare that was for a girl for them to say, You can be a mom or have a career or do both or do something we havent thought of yet.” ChoicesGirlOpportunityParentRealizingCareersMomReally GreatGreat Parents Author:Ally Condie
“My mom, she was, she studied chemistry. And later on she changed and majored, she changed later in her career, in her life and studied philosophy and then she did a perfect clash, connection between chemistry and philosophy and she became a witch.” PhilosophyPerfectCareersChangedMomConnectionsMy MomChemistryWitchClash Author:Alfonso Cuaron
“I was lucky with my parents, for my mom and my dad particularly, much more than my mom, who was very compassionate and loving to everyone. And then, as I got into my career, I started and other people started to realize that I was good at it.” PeopleParentRealizingCareersMomDadLuckyMy DadMy MomCompassionate Author:Shep Gordon
“I would have never dreamed that my career would be this successful. I grew up in an average home in Barbados, and we didn't live in the best neighborhood. But I was never aware that we were poor; my mom never made us feel that way. She loved me unconditionally. She made us feel anything was possible and instilled in me such confidence.” WayFeelsMadeHomeWould BePoorCareersSuccessfulGrewMomGrew UpAverageMy MomNeighborhoodBarbados Author:Rihanna
“The feminist movement has spent 30 years putting down the role of stay-at-home moms and trying to tell young women that only someone who is mentally disabled would pick that for a career.” TryingYearsHomeYoungCareersRolesMovementMomPicksFeministYoung WomenDisabledStay At HomeFeminist MovementStay At Home MomMentally Disabled Author:Phyllis Schlafly